No charges against man accused in Johnstown kidnapping

Jan. 30, 2013

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Coloradoan staff

The man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a Johnstown teen will not face immediate criminal charges.

Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck declined to immediately file criminal charges against David Calderon, 28, but said the investigation is active and charges could be filed later.

Calderon was accused of forcefully taking the 16-year-old girl in front of Hays supermarket on Jan. 22. Police said Calderon sexually assaulted the teen while she was being held against her will. The teen was able to escape the home Jan. 24 and call police.

According to an arrest affidavit, the teen told police that Calderon pulled up alongside her as she waited in the supermarket’s parking lot and asked if she needed a ride. He then asked for a lighter, and when she said “no,” he grabbed her and put her in his car.

The girl told police that during her time at Calderon’s home he had touched her in a sexual way. At one point, she said Calderon pulled out a handgun and told her “don’t ever try and run away.”

Calderon denies taking the teen by force. He said the girl asked him for a ride and she went inside the car willingly.